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Writing Numbers Quiz

1. For each of the following, choose the correct sentence.

 A) Some interesting movies were released in the Seventies.
 B) Some interesting movies were released in the seventies.

2. 

 A) Seventy-eight percent of the voters turned out for the election.
 B) 78 percent of the voters turned out for the election.

3. 

 A) I was paid $10 dollars for a few minutes of easy work.
 B) I was paid $10 for a few minutes of easy work.
 C) Both A and B are correct.

4. 

 A) Lamont's brother arrived at midnight.
 B) Lamont's brother arrived at 12:00 A.M.

5. 

 A) His hair grew 0.48 of an inch in two weeks.
 B) His hair grew .48 of an inch in two weeks.

6. 

 A) The car's price tag said $1,009,9.99.
 B) The car's price tag said $10,099.99.

7. 

 A) There are one thousand four hundred twenty pages in the book.
 B) There are fourteen hundred twenty pages in the book.
 C) Both A and B are correct.

8. 

 A) We'll need two-thirds of a cup of flour for the cake.
 B) We'll need two thirds of a cup of flour for the cake.

9. 

 A) Forty-nine people were hired last year.
 B) 49 people were hired last year.

10. 

 A) I wanted one-half, but she gave me a-third.
 B) I wanted one-half, but she gave me a third.


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